The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-06
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GUAYMAS In THE SHOCK.
THE ESCAPE FROM LOSS OF LIFE
MIRACULOUS.

Hundreds of People Rush Into the
Streets Just in Time to Escape Being
Crushed to Death Beneath Their
Tumbling Dwellings ~ The Smoke
Seen Not From Volcano.
Ell PAso, TEX, May 5.--Besides tho
heavy shock at 315 o'clock Tuesday even
ing, there is ample testimony that at least
four other shocks have been felt; one about
II o'clock Tuesday morning, and one about
5 o'clock Tuesday evening. One at $3.50
o'clock last evening was felt very distinctly
by persons ON the second floor of buildings,
and gas fixtures and other movable things
were seen to sway. The shock seemed to be
of four or five seconds duration. Many per-
sons say there was also a shock between
and 9 O'clock Tuesday night
"The shock Tuesday afternoon was a
heavy one" said United States Signal OH
Ger Twaddle. "It would have been called
heavy even on the Pacific coast where light
shocks are frequent. Such shocks as that
experienced here Tuesday are not felt on
the Pacific coast oftener than once in fif<
teen or twenty years" The general opinion
seems to be that the shock will lead to the
erection of more substantial buildings and
perhaps prevent the construction of build
ings over two stories high.
IN ACTIVE OPERATION.
TUCSON, ARR, May Sit is believed
that volcano is in active operation in San
Jose mountains, on the border of Sonora,
Mexico, about seventy five miles southwest OF
here. Yesterday afternoon a black, curling
smoke was plainly visible, and all last night
fires were intermittent bursting into a
bright light and then apparently dying
down, only to burst out again. The true
faNn ~
private telegram from Fort Huachuca this
morning it was learned that Gen. Forsyth,
commanding that post, would head an in-
vestlgating expedition.
ALBUoUERoUE's EXPERIENCE.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, May 5.--This place
seems To have been on the extremes north
east extremity of the earthquake, which
had nearly spent its force before reaching
here. The shocks at Sabinal, about forty
miles south of here, were more severe than
here. Two tremors were felt, both moving
in a northeasterly direction The first oc-
Cured at O'Clock Tuesday evening, pro-
ducing a Slight oscillation. Then came
pause of nearly minute, during which an
omnious something" in the atmosphere
added a sensation of suffocation to the feei~s
ing of awful suspense. This was broken ~
terrible vibration which created the d.&
most CONSERVATION.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH. M
People rushed into the streets, in numeroi
cases only in time TO escape with their liV[
from tottering buildings. Sabinal is one
the relics of New Mexican antiquity, a.
the dwellings of the natives were so weaE
ened by age as to fall am easy prey to t
earthquake. A number of them were leveie0z
to the ground and the damage, although not
great in the value of the buildings
and household goods destroyed, viii
prove serious loss TO the poor families
whose homes were ruined. The Board of
County Commissioners were in session at
the time of the shock. The officers and
county fathers did not take time to 90 out of
the building by the door, but got ont
through the windows Sheriff Russell was
one Of the few who started TO go out by the
door, but was so affected.by the shock that
he required assistance or he would have
fallen